Solutions & sustainability – Mar 23

Can a bush solve rural energy needs? /
The role of underutilized plants in preventative medicine, nutrition and sustainability /
Classes: prepare for peak oil /
Green blogs: The Green revolution moves online /
The dark secrets of the organic-food movement /
Green is green ($) /
Statue of Liberty to go all ‘green’ power

Alternative energy: evaluating our options

We need science-based solutions that can be retrofitted into our existing energy chain. We must continually seek to increase the efficiency of converting energy into heat and power. And we must somehow get our respective governments to get serious about a program of international energy research and development

Other energy – Mar 21

Schlumberger CEO: energy prices to stay high on demand /
New Zealand – Running out of gas and time /
Ethanol industry braces for growing pains /
Sugar, not oil or stocks, may be best investment /
Companies spend billions in hunt for crude in Gulf of Mexico /
Schwarzenegger’s plan to reduce greenhouse gases sets off culture clash between European and U.S. oil companies

Other energy – Mar 17

Brazil: soya is not the solution to climate change /
Mexico discovers ‘huge’ oil field /
Australian oil output peaks on slippery slope /
Terror risks of nuclear fuel /
Big Oil’s smaller cushion /
Russia on energy (hints of peak oil?) /
US, Russia in nuclear power call

US Army: Peak Oil and the Army’s future

“The days of inexpensive, convenient, abundant energy sources are quickly drawing to a close,” according to a recently released US Army strategic report. The report notes that a peak in global oil production looks likely to be imminent, with wide reaching implications for the US Army and society in general.